Christian-based hiring of support staff being retested in Ninth Circuit case
SEATTLE (BP) – Becket has submitted an amicus brief supporting a Christian ministry’s right to hire support staff who agree with the ministry’s tenets in a case the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is rehearing.
Now that America is 250, how should Christians keep standing for their faith?
NASHVILLE (BP) – In early July, Americans lit up the night sky with fireworks and festivities as they marked the 250th anniversary of the United States. As the celebrations fade like the summer sun, how should American Christians exercise their freedoms as they move toward the next milestone?
House Speaker Johnson appoints Louisiana Family Forum leader to USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – Gene Mills, president of the nonprofit Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), has joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as an appointee of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
‘Christian nationalism’ on stage as U.S. marks 250, but what does term mean?
WASHINGTON (BP) – “If being a Christian nationalist means loving Jesus Christ and loving America, count me in,” proclaimed Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, on a recent Washington stage marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
DOJ report takes deep look at religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Justice Department has released the first draft of a report on religious liberty following a yearlong study ordered by President Donald Trump. The wide-ranging report deals with areas such as public school, the military, and how faith-based organizations should interact with federal grants.
Baptists and the struggle for religious liberty (Part 1): Persecution before the Revolution
Baptists in the southern colonies experienced explosive growth during the First Great Awakening. They also began to experience increased persecution from the Anglican (state) Church in the decades before the American Revolution – persecution which convinced many Baptists of the importance of religious liberty and the fight for American independence.
Retired Army General Doug Carver joins Virginia National Guard student’s claim of religious bias
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Southern Baptist chaplaincy executive Douglas Carver has joined a Virginia National Guard member’s court fight claiming the state’s tuition assistance program discriminates against students pursuing religious degrees. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Carver (retired), executive director of chaplaincy for the North American Mission Board (NAMB), filed an amicus brief in support of […]
U.K. Baptist preacher latest convicted for Gospel outreach in abortion buffer zone
COLERAINE, Northern Ireland (BP) – A retired Baptist pastor is the latest Christian convicted for religious activity in an abortion buffer zone in the United Kingdom, this time for holding a church service on the outskirts of a zone.
Supreme Court sides with Colorado counselor over free speech and ‘gay conversion’ law
WASHINGTON (BP) – A federal appeals court should have applied a different level of scrutiny to determine whether a Colorado law infringed on a Christian counselor’s protected speech, the Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 vote March 31.
Rising antisemitism abroad becoming dangerous for Jews, experts tell USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – Antisemitism is becoming so prevalent abroad that in many places it is dangerous for Jews to reveal their identity publicly, experts told the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in a virtual hearing on the systemic hatred March 18.
